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#4E8014

#4e8014 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8014 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 50.2% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.38% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 87.78°, with 72.97% saturation and 29.02% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.1711

Complementary

  1. #4e8014
  2. #461480

Split complementary

  1. #4e8014
  2. #141880
  3. #7c1480

Analogous

  1. #807c14
  2. #4e8014
  3. #188014

Triadic

  1. #4e8014
  2. #144e80
  3. #80144e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8014
  2. #148046
  3. #461480
  4. #80144e

Square

  1. #4e8014
  2. #14807c
  3. #461480
  4. #801418

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1203
  2. #263e0a
  3. #4e8014
  4. #76c21e
  5. #9ce34a

Shades

#4e8014 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8014
  2. #467312
  3. #3e6610
  4. #375a0e
  5. #2f4d0c
  6. #27400a
  7. #1f3308
  8. #172606
  9. #101a04
  10. #080d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8014 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8014
  2. #608d2c
  3. #719943
  4. #83a65b
  5. #95b372
  6. #a7c08a
  7. #b8cca1
  8. #cad9b9
  9. #dce6d0
  10. #edf2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8014 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8014
  2. #53801f
  3. #58802a
  4. #5d8034
  5. #62803f
  6. #67804a
  7. #6c8055
  8. #718060
  9. #76806a
  10. #7b8075
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #66785b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #867500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7221 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f7a6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #737a03 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f781c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e7d56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8014 {
  color: #4e8014;
}
Background
.bg-4e8014 {
  background-color: #4e8014;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e8014 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8014;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8014;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 128 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 73% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8014 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8014, #188014);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8014 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 128 20 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 2.36 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 3.08 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.42 #008000 Green ΔE 6.68 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.86 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.88 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.01 #b17feb Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8014  rgb(78, 128, 20)  hsl(88, 73%, 29%)  Avocado
#461480  rgb(70, 20, 128)  hsl(268, 73%, 29%)  Indigo
#144e80  rgb(20, 78, 128)  hsl(208, 73%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#80144e  rgb(128, 20, 78)  hsl(328, 73%, 29%)  Pansy Purple